I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

The gaunt figure was tightly wrapped in a pure black Mage Robe. The face that was revealed no longer held a trace of life; withered muscles clung eagerly to white bone, and where eyes should have been, nothing but decay was left, save for the evil gleam of deep red pupils shining within the hollow sockets.

The moment Lis saw McGwire, he felt as if his mind was violently struck, and the system dashboard’s notification messages started to flicker wildly.

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[You have been hit by the Fear Spirit Aura effect of Witch Demon McGwire (LV170)]

[Fear Spirit Aura: A terrible aura of death and evil envelops the Witch Demon. All beings within a 30-meter radius must pass a willpower check or suffer the effects of a Fear Technique as cast by the Witch Demon’s Level]

[You are undergoing the Fear Spirit Aura willpower check]

[Checking.....]

[Your specialty, Fearless Challenger, has been triggered]

[You have resisted the Fear Spirit Aura willpower check]

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Lis composed himself, thankful for the specialty, Fearless Challenger. Otherwise, with his own Bronze Level strength, it would have been very difficult to pass the Fear Spirit Aura willpower check, given the substantial gap between him and McGwire.

Lis certainly didn’t want to experience a Gold Level Witch Demon’s Fear Technique.

Angela, who had been perching atop Lis’s head, flickered and appeared in front of McGwire, a piercing shriek emanating from her.

The vampire minions and Blood Servants still around behaved as if they had received an order, charging toward McGwire all at once, seemingly about to engulf him completely.

Angela wasn’t idle, either. She was well aware of the gap between Gold Level minions and a Gold Level BOSS—the most she could do was distract McGwire for a few minutes. She had to make a move and draw McGwire out of the room to the floor below.

Without any further hesitation, her small body trembled, and a torrent of blood-colored energy flowed from her body, spreading outwards.

With the bloodlight swirling around her, Angela’s form gradually changed, and a white-haired little loli appeared before Lis.

Her long white hair smoothly fell to her waist, and her clear, pure black eyes held a hint of earnestness. Her delicate face framed by fine features resembled a graceful and exquisite Little Elf.

Though she was only about one meter thirty-four tall, floating in the air, her presence hardly seemed inferior to McGwire’s.

Indeed, just like in his previous life, she hadn’t changed; it was no wonder she was one of the players’ favorite BOSSes in many dungeons.

Upon seeing Angela reveal her true form and start her attack on McGwire, Lis quickly dodged to the side, hiding behind the vampire minions.

Flashes of grey-black and blood-red light danced as waves of magic attacks emanated from the skirmish between Angela and McGwire, leaving scars on the surrounding walls. Neither of them held back in the slightest.

Lis could still see that Angela was slightly on the losing end; after all, she was twenty levels below McGwire, and this was his home ground. He was also able to use the arrays of the Witch Demon Tower to assist him in battle.

But Angela’s goal wasn’t to defeat McGwire. With the help of the minions, she tangled McGwire up, slowly shifting the battlefield towards the staircase.

Lis hid behind the vampire minion intentionally left behind, avoiding drawing McGwire’s attention.

And it really was no small feat, using the vampire as a shield. Its tall stature completely covered Lis, keeping him safe from the battle’s shockwaves, which otherwise would have been enough to trouble him greatly.

Fortunately, McGwire was not aware; otherwise, it wouldn’t have been so easy to leave the room where the Life Protection Box was located.

Suddenly, Angela let out a fierce shriek, her whole being enveloped in a thick shroud of blood-red radiance. She broke through the Witch Demon’s Protection Magic, slamming him down the stairs and to the first floor.

Immediately following, more intense noises came from downstairs; Angela had already desperately created an opportunity for Lis.

Once he was certain that the Witch Demon had been tightly entangled by Angela, Lis quickly emerged from behind the large vampire and rushed into the room that McGwire had appeared in before.

Upon entering the room, he saw a huge, complex Magic Array on the floor right in the center, the chaotic Magic Rune designs made Lis feel a bit dizzy at a glance.

These were not on the same level as the ones on the platform in the Ghost Mansion.

It must be the Magic Array used by McGwire for the ritual to transform into a Witch Demon.

Lis had no interest in this Magic Array, after all, he had no desire to become something as inhuman and ghostly as a Witch Demon.

Isn’t it good to be a human?

Besides, Lis was confident in breaking through the limits of humanity.

And although they say that transforming into a Witch Demon grants eternal life, in reality, under the corruption of dark and Death Spirit Energy, even if the transformation was successful, one’s thoughts would continuously fall into darkness—is that really still yourself?

Moreover, Lis felt that there must be a problem with McGwire’s ritual Magic Array, if consciousness was completely destroyed, not to mention, the transformation into a Witch Demon wasn’t considered successful.

Lis didn’t know what had happened, but McGwire clearly did not have the ability to be reborn with the Life Protection Box; once his body was eliminated by players, he was truly dead.

However, if McGwire’s Life Protection Box was destroyed, he would also die a real death.

This was quite embarrassing, suddenly having a fatal weakness.

While Lis was thinking all this, he also didn’t waste any time and hurried towards the center of the room’s Magic Array.

In the middle of the complex Magic Array, there was a small golden box wrapped in precious Magical Beast Skin.

If it were someone unaware of the circumstances, they would definitely think this was McGwire’s Life Protection Box.

But Lis knew well that this was just a trick used by McGwire before his transformation to deceive intruders; if one opened this small golden box, it would trigger the teleport Magic Rune on top of the Witch Demon Tower, teleporting them to the lowest level of the tomb inside the White Bone Evil Temple, buying time for McGwire to return.

Lis, who had prior knowledge, did not glance at this glaring trap, instead he floated in mid-air using the Flying Technique, and continuously fumbled above the core of the Magic Array on the black ceiling.

Lis’s hands paused, as if he had touched what he was searching for.

Upon grasping tightly, a box of the same color as the ceiling appeared in Lis’s hand.

This box looked ordinary, devoid of Magic Radiance, but identical to the photo Lis had seen in his previous life on the forum.

This was McGwire’s Life Protection Box.

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[[McGwire’s Life Protection Box]]

[Introduction: A wonder painstakingly crafted by the aspiring Witch Demon McGwire, housing the soul of the Witch Demon McGwire.]

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Just as Lis got his hands on the Life Protection Box, a horrifying roar suddenly sounded from outside the room; surges of mighty pressure came continuously from downstairs.

Angela’s shrill, urgent voice also came from downstairs, revealing the tension of the situation:

"Lis, hurry up, I can’t hold him off much longer!"

Lis certainly did not dare delay a moment, throwing the Life Protection Box on the ground, he took out a Longsword from his storage ring, and swung towards the Life Protection Box.